The English department chairperson, Mrs. Jane Smith, has met with you to talk about incorporating more technology into language arts instruction. Mrs. Smith would like for you to plan a series of professional development sessions to help the English teachers within the school use the student laptops to their full potential.
According to Mrs. Smith, some of the general responsibilities of the English department include the English I EOC, the 10th Grade Writing Test, and Graduation Projects. Several English teachers mentioned they would like to learn how to use the laptops for writing instruction. Mrs. Smith has shared two lesson plans needing technology integration, and outlines of the classroom activities from these lesson plans are listed below:
Writing a Research Paper Unit Activities
Day 1 Choosing a topic, browsing for resources
Day 2 Creating a bibliography, writing a thesis statement, taking notes
Day 3 Brainstorming, outlining, developing a Works Cited page
Day 4 Paragraph structure, incorporating quotations and in-text citations
Day 5 Drafting body paragraphs
Day 6 Grammar mini-lessons (based on skills--as needed)
Day 7 Writing an introduction and conclusion
Day 8 Improving style mini-lessons, creating a title page
Day 9 Peer Editing
Day 10 Submission of final draft
*Some of the teachers expressed concerns that students were having trouble selecting appropriate resources from the Internet. Teachers also shared that they were concerned about students' summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting skills during the note-taking process. Finally, many teachers were worried about Internet plagiarism.
Macbeth, Act I Activities
Day 1 Introduction to Shakespeare, background on the play Macbeth
Day 2 Macbeth anticipation guide, reading of Act I, Scenes 1-2; mood activity
Day 3 Read Act I, Scenes 3-4; close reading activity
Day 4 Read Act I, Scenes 5-7; character activity
Day 5 Act I quiz, Act I review activity
Net Standards
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources. c. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
SMART Goals for Teacher
Teacher will be able to demonstrate the use of citation maker & citation tool in Microsoft Office 2007. Day 9.
The finish product would a be a bibligraphy.-Day 2
Teacher will be able to demonstrate the use of review and comment in Microsoft 2007 for student use in peer editing. Day 9.
The teacher will become familiar with a wikia tool for use of student in peer editing. http://www.osliss.org/orig-steps/resources/cm/mlacitationsswww.wikiaspaces.comMicrosoft Word 2007
History
U.S. History Teacher, Charles Beard comes to you and expresses frustration in the fact that his annual Washington, D.C. Field trip was canceled due to Budget Issues. He wants to know if "these new laptop things" can be used to give students a sense of the history and culture preserved in the Smithsonian Museum, Capitol Building, and National Archives. He has allotted three class periods for the "trip" and would like to supplement as many of the NCDPI Goal 1 Objectives as possible. In addition he has not trained on a computer since his MS Office 2003 workshop (In 2005).
Net Standards
1.Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student
learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers: 1d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual
environments
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and AssessmentsTeachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: 2d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology
standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: 3b.collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
and innovation
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers: 5b. exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the
SMART Goals
The technology faclitator and Mr. Beard will be able to move questions from an Office document to a google form.
The technology facilitator and Mr. Beard will create a google doc that links to his form and includes links to the historic places to be visited.
The technology facilitator and Mr. Beard will create a presentation to link with his google form. http://docs.google.cid=dfxd8nfw_7g2xgf4
Google Doc directions
Access Smithsonian virtual tour with U.S. History students analyzing the political freedoms available for minority groups and ethnic groups prior to 1820. Design relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity through virtual tours of the Capital Building.
Geometry Teacher, Scott Avett is ready to go paperless in his classroom. He'd like to distribute and collect all student work, give assessments in a digital environment, and use some type of polling system (for his warm up exercises) to determine who is eligible for after school tutoring.
He has a background with using computers in the corporate world, but is unfamiliar with Content Management Systems (CMS).
Net Standards
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to
maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: 2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity **2d**. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology
standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching
SMART Goals
The tech facillitator will work with Mr. Avett to set up a Google account.
The tech facillitator will collaborate with Mr. Avett to create a Google Doc that links to his Google account which includes links in his content area.
The tech facillitator will collaborate with Mr. Avett to evaluate the results from the data collected in order to make appropriate instructional decisions such as reteaching, enriching, and retesting. http://docs.google.cid=dfxd8nfw_7g2xgf4
Google Doc directions
Science
Biology teacher Mrs. Mary Ann Winkle is also the school-wide Writing Across the Curriculum chairperson. She would like to see how technology can be used to incorporate more writing in the science curriculum.
Mrs. Winkle needs your help. The science department is facing several crises. First, the department's EOC scores have been low, and Mrs. Winkle is feeling some pressure to help the department raise their scores as a group. In her own classes (which are much larger than usual), there are several "repeaters" mixed in with students taking the course for the first time. Many of the students in her classes have limited reading skills, and student attendance is poor. A large number of her students have IEP's. Mrs. Winkle is a caring, devoted teacher, and she would like to learn how to use the laptops to differentiate instruction in science courses throughout her department to help keep students engaged.
The science department is also dealing with quite a few budget restrictions. The department has been warned about excessive copy machine use. Supplies are limited, and teachers are often forced to buy their own lab materials or find alternative activities. Mrs. Winkle is beginning a lesson on osmosis, and she cannot afford to buy enough lab materials for her 108 students out of her own pocket. She is wondering how laptops can help her teach the objectives for this particular unit.
Net Standards
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: 3b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
and innovation 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: 4b. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
SMART Goals
The teacher will create a wiki with virtual labs for the students to view.
The teacher will have 3 virtual labs embedded for the students to view.
The teacher will create a rubric to grade labs. wikispaces.com
SAS Curriculum Pathways http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Content Area Scenarios
English
The English department chairperson, Mrs. Jane Smith, has met with you to talk about incorporating more technology into language arts instruction. Mrs. Smith would like for you to plan a series of professional development sessions to help the English teachers within the school use the student laptops to their full potential.
According to Mrs. Smith, some of the general responsibilities of the English department include the English I EOC, the 10th Grade Writing Test, and Graduation Projects. Several English teachers mentioned they would like to learn how to use the laptops for writing instruction. Mrs. Smith has shared two lesson plans needing technology integration, and outlines of the classroom activities from these lesson plans are listed below:
Writing a Research Paper Unit Activities
Day 1 Choosing a topic, browsing for resources
Day 2 Creating a bibliography, writing a thesis statement, taking notes
Day 3 Brainstorming, outlining, developing a Works Cited page
Day 4 Paragraph structure, incorporating quotations and in-text citations
Day 5 Drafting body paragraphs
Day 6 Grammar mini-lessons (based on skills--as needed)
Day 7 Writing an introduction and conclusion
Day 8 Improving style mini-lessons, creating a title page
Day 9 Peer Editing
Day 10 Submission of final draft
*Some of the teachers expressed concerns that students were having trouble selecting appropriate resources from the Internet. Teachers also shared that they were concerned about students' summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting skills during the note-taking process. Finally, many teachers were worried about Internet plagiarism.
Macbeth, Act I Activities
Day 1 Introduction to Shakespeare, background on the play Macbeth
Day 2 Macbeth anticipation guide, reading of Act I, Scenes 1-2; mood activity
Day 3 Read Act I, Scenes 3-4; close reading activity
Day 4 Read Act I, Scenes 5-7; character activity
Day 5 Act I quiz, Act I review activity
Net Standards
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:
a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
c. promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
SMART Goals for Teacher
Teacher will be able to demonstrate the use of citation maker & citation tool in Microsoft Office 2007. Day 9.The finish product would a be a bibligraphy.-Day 2
Teacher will be able to demonstrate the use of review and comment in Microsoft 2007 for student use in peer editing. Day 9.
The teacher will become familiar with a wikia tool for use of student in peer editing.
http://www.osliss.org/orig-steps/resources/cm/mlacitationsswww.wikiaspaces.comMicrosoft Word 2007
History
U.S. History Teacher, Charles Beard comes to you and expresses frustration in the fact that his annual Washington, D.C. Field trip was canceled due to Budget Issues. He wants to know if "these new laptop things" can be used to give students a sense of the history and culture preserved in the Smithsonian Museum, Capitol Building, and National Archives. He has allotted three class periods for the "trip" and would like to supplement as many of the NCDPI Goal 1 Objectives as possible. In addition he has not trained on a computer since his MS Office 2003 workshop (In 2005).
Net Standards
1.Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and CreativityTeachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student
learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
1d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual
environments
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and AssessmentsTeachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
2d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology
standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
3b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
and innovation
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
5b. exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the
SMART Goals
The technology faclitator and Mr. Beard will be able to move questions from an Office document to a google form.The technology facilitator and Mr. Beard will create a google doc that links to his form and includes links to the historic places to be visited.
The technology facilitator and Mr. Beard will create a presentation to link with his google form.
http://docs.google.cid=dfxd8nfw_7g2xgf4
Google Doc directions
Access Smithsonian virtual tour with U.S. History students analyzing the political freedoms available for minority groups and ethnic groups prior to 1820. Design relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity through virtual tours of the Capital Building.
Design relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity through various tours available through the National Archives site.
National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/
Capitol Building - http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/
Smithsonian Museum - http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/
Math
Geometry Teacher, Scott Avett is ready to go paperless in his classroom. He'd like to distribute and collect all student work, give assessments in a digital environment, and use some type of polling system (for his warm up exercises) to determine who is eligible for after school tutoring.
He has a background with using computers in the corporate world, but is unfamiliar with Content Management Systems (CMS).
Net Standards
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and AssessmentsTeachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to
maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
**2d**. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology
standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching
SMART Goals
The tech facillitator will work with Mr. Avett to set up a Google account.
The tech facillitator will collaborate with Mr. Avett to create a Google Doc that links to his Google account which includes links in his content area.
The tech facillitator will collaborate with Mr. Avett to evaluate the results from the data collected in order to make appropriate instructional decisions such as reteaching, enriching, and retesting.
http://docs.google.cid=dfxd8nfw_7g2xgf4
Google Doc directions
Science
Biology teacher Mrs. Mary Ann Winkle is also the school-wide Writing Across the Curriculum chairperson. She would like to see how technology can be used to incorporate more writing in the science curriculum.
Mrs. Winkle needs your help. The science department is facing several crises. First, the department's EOC scores have been low, and Mrs. Winkle is feeling some pressure to help the department raise their scores as a group. In her own classes (which are much larger than usual), there are several "repeaters" mixed in with students taking the course for the first time. Many of the students in her classes have limited reading skills, and student attendance is poor. A large number of her students have IEP's. Mrs. Winkle is a caring, devoted teacher, and she would like to learn how to use the laptops to differentiate instruction in science courses throughout her department to help keep students engaged.
The science department is also dealing with quite a few budget restrictions. The department has been warned about excessive copy machine use. Supplies are limited, and teachers are often forced to buy their own lab materials or find alternative activities. Mrs. Winkle is beginning a lesson on osmosis, and she cannot afford to buy enough lab materials for her 108 students out of her own pocket. She is wondering how laptops can help her teach the objectives for this particular unit.
Net Standards
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
3b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
and innovation
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers:
4b. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies and providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
SMART Goals
The teacher will create a wiki with virtual labs for the students to view.
The teacher will have 3 virtual labs embedded for the students to view.
The teacher will create a rubric to grade labs. wikispaces.com
SAS Curriculum Pathways
http://rubistar.4teachers.org